High, Volatile Silk Prices Make Way for Cheaper Polyester, Viscose Substitutes
Bangalore, India —Indian silk exporters for three decades were the most smiling community but are now distressed facing multiple problems to earn a decent profit to stay on course. "We are strained as silk yarn prices have touched $54… Read more.December 2, 2011
Hulshof Turns Leather Into Garden Soil
BRUSSELS, Belgium —Hulshof Royal Dutch Tanneries, a completely vertical tanner, has developed a biodegradable leather which can be buried in a landfill or garden and turned into compost in just six weeks, according to Dr. Herman M.H.M Hulshof,… Read more.December 2, 2011
Carrara, Partners Bring New Ideas To Torri Lana, Founded in 1885
GANDINO, Italy — Torri Lana has launched a new outdoor collection named ‘Dehors,’ which means ‘outdoors’ in French. The new collection was the brainchild of Luca Carrara who thought the 12 employee ‘boutique’ weaver needed… Read more.December 2, 2011
De Kabels Is One of the Last Handblock Printers
ALMERE, The Netherlands — De Kabels Amsterdam b.v., a handprinter since 1935 is designing with leading edge print technology to produce foil and foam handblock prints on metallic silk ground cloths. DeKabels was purchased by textile… Read more.December 2, 2011
Nelson Mandela Inspires Marcovaldo’s African Line
LOS ANGELES, California— Marcovaldo, a 25 year old converter of trims and fabrics will show its new South African inspired Mandela collection of 300 fabric sku’s in 12 designs at Showtime in High Point, N.C. in December. Marcovaldo sells… Read more.December 2, 2011
Dicitex Furnishings Unveils Major Book Program
MUMBAI, India — Dicitex Furnishings Pvt. Has launched what the president calls its biggest product program in its 11 year history with the introduction of 35 new oversized fabric books under the name ‘For Real.’ According to Rajjnish Aroraa,… Read more.December 2, 2011
Flocktex Continues Its Phenomenal Run With Impala Velsoft® While Other Flockers Have Disappeared
Kiryat Malachi, Israel —While other flock producers have folded up their tents due to lack of demand, Flocktex continues to grow to the tune of 20 percent ahead in 2011 over 2010 and continues to innovate its line of Impala velvets based on… Read more.December 2, 2011
After 11 Years, Schmidt Rejoins Valdese Weavers
VALDESE, North Carolina — David Schmidt has been named vice president, market development for Valdese Weavers, Inc. He returns to Valdese after an 11 year absence. During that time, he was first an executive at Spartan Mills and Weavetex,… Read more.December 2, 2011
